Week Ten: Why Some Children Have Difficulties Learning to Read

I chose this article because even though I have a pretty good understanding of why students struggle with reading, it never hurts to read further into issues. I found that three important concepts I read within this article are: students raised in families who have reading or speech disabilities are often at risk of struggling, students who are raised in poverty are often at risk, and students who haven't been engaged in the language play that develops an awareness of sound structure and language patterns will most likely be at risk as well, but the most important piece of information that I received from this article was that learning to read begins far before children enter formal schooling.

We often discuss at school how we will begin to see more students with speech and language problems because no one communicates anymore. Everything is done through text or on the computer. Children and parents spend more time on iPads and iPhones than having conversations.

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/why-some-children-have-difficulties-learning-read